Welcome to the Iowa Center for the Book

The Iowa Center for the Book (ICB) is a program of the State Library of Iowa and an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. Founded in 2002, ICB's mission is to stimulate public interest in books, reading, literacy and libraries. Bookmark this page and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

The 2016 National Book Festival was recently held in Washington D.C. on Sept. 24. Helen Dagely, Coordinator of the Iowa Center for the Book, and Emily Bainter, Communications Specialist for the State Library, traveled to the Nation’s Capital to represent Iowa at the Pavilion of States.